- The judge presiding over Unwired Planet's (UPIP) infringement suit against Apple has granted Apple's motion for summary judgment of non-infringement on 3 out of 4 asserted patents. UPIP is "exploring all options available to us, including appealing them to the Federal Circuit."
- For the fourth patent, Apple was deemed to be not liable for inducing infringement by iPhone users - this meshes with a 2014 Akamai/Limelight Supreme Court ruling. Though UPIP's direct infringement case for the patent remains, the company says "a trial is not warranted unless and until a successful appeal regarding inducement occurs."
- UPIP adds it thinks the rulings "further exemplify the current uncertain and adverse climate in the U.S. that we perceive exists regarding patent holders’ rights, particularly with respect to narrowing (or even eliminating altogether) the scope of protection for these types of application-layer patents." It declares the decisions "underscores one of the reasons why we moved our primary enforcement focus to Europe in the beginning of 2014."
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